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China, Russia navies to hold drills off China coast
The annual drills include reconnaissance, air and missile defense, and anti-ship strike exercises, and some forces will later conduct joint Pacific patrols.
- On Monday, the Chinese and Russian navies began 'Joint Sea-2026' exercises in waters and airspace off Qingdao, featuring search-and-rescue, anti-submarine, and live-fire operations through July 13.
- Beijing and Moscow have held 'Joint Sea' exercises since 2012, reflecting a partnership Russian President Vladimir Putin described as reaching an 'unprecedentedly high level' and Chinese President Xi Jinping called 'unyielding.'
- Russia's Pacific Fleet vessels including the cruiser Varyag and submarine Ufa arrived alongside China's Northern Theatre Command destroyers Kaifeng and Anshan, the frigate Wuhu, and supply ship Kekexilihu.
- Following the exercise, naval forces will conduct joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean, an arrangement aimed at "jointly responding to security challenges and safeguarding regional peace and stability."
- The exercises represent an "implicit challenge to a free and open Indo-Pacific," said Mark Davidson, an assistant professor of Asian studies at Temple University Japan, as Western governments view the partnership with suspicion.
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The annual Joint Sea-2026 exercises will run for nearly a week, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Russian Pacific Fleet warships have arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao for annual joint naval drills, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday. The two navies, supported by aviation, will conduct search-and-rescue operations, anti-submarine and...
China and Russia will begin on Monday 'Joint Sea-2026' naval exercises in the Yellow Sea, with military exercises and joint patrols.
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